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This Alliance Could Mark A New Era For Oil
This Alliance Could Mark A New Era For Oil Saudi Arabia and Russia could formalize a strategic partnership that would last indefinitely, potentially marking a new era for the oil market. In a wide-ranging interview with TASS, Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said that he hopes to setup an official OPEC+ governing body, including a […]
Trump Threatens US Will Increase Nukes Until Russia, China “Come To Their Senses”
Trump Threatens US Will Increase Nukes Until Russia, China “Come To Their Senses” After hours of closed door talks in Moscow between US National Security Advisor John Bolton and his Russian counterpart Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev, Bolton told reporters that the United States has yet to take a decision on whether it plans […]
American War Declaration
American War Declaration Wess Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs in the US State Department, gave a remarkable presentation to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 21 August 2018. Titled “US Strategy Towards the Russian Federation” it ostensibly lays out the US reaction to Russia’s continuing aggression, hostility, interference and […]
Russia Signals Renewed Arms Race, Says Scrapping INF Would Force It To ‘Restore Balance’
Russia Signals Renewed Arms Race, Says Scrapping INF Would Force It To ‘Restore Balance’ Now that President Trump has officially declared his intention to scrap the INF arms control treaty to remove constraints preventing the US from countering China’s menacing military presence in the Western Pacific, as well as what many military officials see as […]
Pence v. China: Cold War 2.0 May Have Just Begun
Pence v. China: Cold War 2.0 May Have Just Begun U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced what could already be described as the beginning of World Cold War II, with Washington and Beijing as the first belligerents but soon the stage will be global. Pence spoke at the Hudson Institute, a think tank specializing in […]
Time Out for Nukes!
Time Out for Nukes! With 122 nations having voted last summer to adopt a treaty for the complete prohibition of nuclear weapons, just as the world has banned chemical and biological weapons, its seems that the world is locked in a new Cold War time-warp, totally inappropriate to the times. We were warned last week […]
Will Trump Split the World by Endorsing a Bold-Faced Lie?
Will Trump Split the World by Endorsing a Bold-Faced Lie? The Saudi “investigation” into the Khashoggi murder, conducted on the demand of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is not yet complete. But preliminary conclusions have been announced in the Saudi media. Turns out (surprise, surprise!) Khashoggi died while in a choke-hold following a fist-fight […]
A Storm is Brewing in Europe: Italy and Its Public Finances Are at the Center of It
A Storm is Brewing in Europe: Italy and Its Public Finances Are at the Center of It Photo Source Giuseppe Milo | CC BY 2.0 Yet the problem with Italy is not the problem that the European Commission or financial markets see. Rome is planning an expansionary budget – just what Italy needs and just the […]
The Biggest Winners In The Mediterranean Energy War
The Biggest Winners In The Mediterranean Energy War Former Vice-President of the United States Dick Cheney once said: “the good lord didn’t see fit to put oil and gas only where there are democratically elected states… Occasionally we have to operate in places where, all considered, one would not normally choose to go. But we […]
Washington’s Latest Cold War Maneuver: Pulling Out of the INF
Washington’s Latest Cold War Maneuver: Pulling Out of the INF Photo Source White House Photographic Office | CC BY 2.0 The Trump administration has decided to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), the most comprehensive disarmament treaty ever negotiated between Washington and Moscow. National Security Adviser John Bolton, a long-time opponent of arms […]
War Plans on Iran Mean Trump and Saudis Coordinating Cover-up of Khashoggi Killing
War Plans on Iran Mean Trump and Saudis Coordinating Cover-up of Khashoggi Killing Finally, nearly three weeks after what most of the world suspected to be a foul murder, the Saudi regime has officially admitted that Jamal Khashoggi was killed in its consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. No sooner had the Saudis issued their latest lie […]
US Is Negotiating With SWIFT To Disconnect Iran From Network
US Is Negotiating With SWIFT To Disconnect Iran From Network Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that unlike Obama’s 2013 Iran blockade, it would be harder for countries to get waivers on Iran oil sanctions as the US is already working on disconnecting Iran from the SWIFT network and dismissed concerns that oil prices could rise, […]
The Earthquake in International Alliances
The Earthquake in International Alliances America’s international alliances are transforming in fundamental ways. The likelihood of World War III is increasing, and has been increasing ever since 2012 when the US first slapped Russia with the Magnitsky Act sanctions. In fact, one matter driving these changing alliances now toward unprecedented realignments is that some nations’ […]
“Putin’s Puppet” Advances Nuclear Missile Escalations Against Putin
“Putin’s Puppet” Advances Nuclear Missile Escalations Against Putin Yesterday the news broke that Swamp Monster-In-Chief John Bolton has been pushing President Trump to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the 1988 arms control agreement between the US and the Soviet Union eliminating all missiles of a specified range from the arsenals of the two nuclear […]
